Investigation of febrile passengers detected by infrared thermal scanning at an international airport

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-10

  McBride, William J H ^a   Buikstra, Elizabeth ^a   Fitzgerald, Mary ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fever; Infrared rays; Patient participation; Surveillance; Travel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; THERMOGRAPHY; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT; AUSTRALIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; THERMOGRAPHY; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649221540     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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